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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Still kind of sick

And is it hot in here or what. It's 83 degrees inside because the air conditioner isn't working properley and the landlord is a little slow to do maintenance work, which of course isn't helping my cold much. Oh well. I'm off to work in a little bit, and have an interview with a company called Vector tomorrow at 12, hopefully I'll feel well enough to make a good impression.

Sunday, July 16, 2006

The Carnival of Computing

After hosting the Carnival of the Capitalists (always a pleasure, and always something I look forward to), it's high time I re-re-started the Carnival of Computing. I lost contact of many of those who hoped to host the Carnival of Computing, but if any of you wish to help me, I have more than 200 articles that need to be brought to a wider public.

Carnival of the Capitalists

It must be Monday again, and that means a new installment of the Carnival of the Capitalists. I'm sorry if this reads a lot like a cut and paste job, but I've been down with a touch of Bronchitis since Friday. What isn't important is how well I summarized these posts but that they exist for your reading pleasure and edification. Go on and take a look. Since I'm posting this Sunday afternoon, I'll check throughout the evening for any stragglers and add them tonight. Have a great week.

The Sports Biz Blog reports the members of the Big XII conference are exploring the idea of cooperation in research commercialization through a venture capital conference for conference members held in connection with the conference's football championship game. This is a new area for an athletic conference and is an area of great promise for universities across the country. Read it here.

Mike Pechar, the Interested-Participant gives us a story that merits emphasis is the opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline which connects the oil fields of the Caspian Sea to a terminal on the Mediterranean. Most noteworthy is that the 1,100-mile pipeline strategically bypasses Russia and the Middle Eastern nations of Iran, Iraq and Syria.

David Foster, author of Photon Courierctiicizes the Dean of the Columbia Business School's response to critiques of B-school education.

Pundits frequently tell us that it costs more to acquire a customer than to retain a customer. It is more important to accurately allocate acquisition and retention spend, in order to achieve maximum profitability. Read why here from Mine That Data.

In this exclusive interview brought to us by Leon Gettler, Bob Geldof talks about the Gates-Buffett mega-foundation, the lack of accountability of the G8 and Africa. He also warns that the world faces catastrophe if the Doha round of world trade negotiations collapses. Click this link to read more.

Carmine Coyote explores the prevalent approach to dealing with competitive pressures: one that is based more on brute force than clever or technologically-advanced ideas. By cutting staffing and creating long-hours cultures, many organizations are seeking to increase productivity in the simplest way possible.

Adrian Savageasks if loyalty to the boss and the company is always admirable, since too much loyalty can stifle dissent and leave no one willing to rock the boat by pointing out problems or faults—or even to use their creativity to bring forward new ideas.

Steve Conover used to think paying down the debt would be a good idea. After some research, he changed his mind. This article explains what happened when he tried it, and the probable reasons the results were the opposite of what conventional wisdom has led us to believe.

Sometimes, we're our own worst enemy says Bob Vineyard of Insureblog. Especially when it comes to paying for health care. Are we really making intelligent, cost-effective choices?

Nick Asterlooks at a more free market approach to dealing with excessive lawns in desert areas.

Joshua Sharf writes that Morgan Stanley is proposing to remove Venezuela from its Emerging Market Index because the country's performance has been so dismal, and because the investment controls has made most of the country's stock's illiquid. Read about it here.

After hosting the Carnival of the Capitalists (always a pleasure, and always something I look forward to), it's high time I re-re-started the Carnival of Computing. I lost contact of many of those who hoped to host the Carnival of Computing, but if any of you wish to help me, I have more than 200 articles that need to be brought to a wider public.

Check back at Anyletter later this week for this semi-milestone. And if you wish to help, contact me at andrewhughes.1=a=gmail.com.